Portland Head Lighthouse
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| Address | 12 Captain Strout Cir, Cape Elizabeth, ME 04107, USA |
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| Height | 2400 (cm) |
| Construction started | 1787 |
| Hours | Closed ⋅ Opens 10AM |
| Tower height | 2438 |
| Did you know | The deaths of two people in a 1787 shipwreck at Bangs (now Cushing) Island, near Portland Head, led to the appropriation of 150 pounds (roughly $700) for a lighthouse in June 1789. |
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| ID | 1263287 |
About Portland Head Lighthouse
Portland Head Light, is a historic lighthouse in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. The light station sits on a head of land at the entrance of the primary shipping channel into Portland Harbor, which is within Casco Bay in the Gulf of Maine. Completed in 1791, it is the oldest lighthouse in the state of Maine.
Where is the Portland Head Lighthouse
Click on the photo of Portland Head Lighthouse to view it on Google Maps.
